I agree to an extent. Problem is that they could have retained for much less. He is being paid as much if not more than Manning. The guy has never won a playoff game for god sakes. And if he doesn't become something quick they are set back for a long time. They will have to release him because no other team is going to pick up that salary.

AJ Green's contract I believe is up next year and Burfict if he stays out of trouble and produces like he did thus past season both will require big salaries in which they won't be able to keep all 3.

What they are doing is being smart, especially if the contract is structured the right way. Dalton has flaws and has come up small in the playoffs, but he has taken the Bengals to the playoffs each of his first three seasons, which is special. He's also thrown 80 touchdown passes in those three seasons, 33 last season, which is why extending him for six seasons makes sense.

That yearly salary puts him No. 13 in the league, tied with Bills defensive end Mario Williams. He's now in a QB tier with Jay Cutler, Tony Romo, Matt Stafford and Eli Manning (slightly behnd), although he gets much less guaranteed, essentially $25 million over two years. The Bengals used the recent team-friendly, seven-year $127 million contract quarterback Colin Kaepernick got from the 49ers as their basis for pleasing Dalton. Dalton's incentives are just a little different, with a better chance of maximizing his deal.

I agree to an extent. Problem is that they could have retained for much less. He is being paid as much if not more than Manning. The guy has never won a playoff game for god sakes. And if he doesn't become something quick they are set back for a long time. They will have to release him because no other team is going to pick up that salary.

AJ Green's contract I believe is up next year and Burfict if he stays out of trouble and produces like he did thus past season both will require big salaries in which they won't be able to keep all 3.

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The deal looks like its VERY team friendly without much guaranteed money and a lot of chances for the bengals to opt out of it. Also might be a few performance based incentives in there.